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Word Of The Day- nonplus: Dictionary.com Word of the Day December 5, 2009nonplus: to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.
- nonplus: Dictionary.com Word of the Day December 5, 2009
- Quote Of The Day
- Jack Welch"Change before you have to."
- Jack Welch
- Neologisms
- drive-by porn December 4, 2009drive-by porn n. Sexually explicit images viewable on a video screen in a nearby vehicle. Also: drive-by pornography, drive-by smut. Example Citations: "It was like when a friend tells you too many details about their personal life," says Jess Mortimer, who spent an eternity stuck in a Beltway traffic jam behind some guy watching really acrobatic s […]
- facepalm December 2, 2009
- Twilight mom December 2, 2009Twilight mom n. A mother who is a fan of the "Twilight" series of vampire novels. Also: Twilight mum. Example Citations: So, back to the question: What genre is Meyer's Twilight series? It's a paranormal romance for teens and those ubiquitious [sic] Twilight moms who seek a mostly chaste romantic thrill in middle age. —Doug Gibson, […]
- tramp stamp December 1, 2009tramp stamp n. A lower-back tattoo, particularly on a woman who ensures the tattoo can be seen by wearing a short top and low-rise pants. Example Citations: Wagner said people get tattoos because, like Race, they are either true art connoisseurs, or they want to look cool. ... He also said he's not sure what led to the "tramp stamp" craze, mea […]
- black dog syndrome November 26, 2009black dog syndrome n. In an animal shelter, the tendency for black- or dark-coated dogs to be passed over for adoption in favor of lighter colored dogs. Example Citations: The Humane Educational Society will do its part to fight "black dog syndrome" with an adopt-athon this weekend at PetSmart, 2130 Gunbarrel Road. According to HES officials, big, […]
- stoplifting November 26, 2009stoplifting n. A program aimed at preventing retail theft or rehabilitating inveterate shoplifters. —adj. Example Citations: With robberies up 11 percent this year in the town and the holiday sales season going full force Friday, the Town Council agreed last week to implement Mayor Paul Vrooman's new program called Stoplifting. The idea is that re […]
- Palintologist November 25, 2009Palintologist n. A person who studies or is fascinated by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. —Palintology n. Example Citations: Remember back in the 1990s when Hillary Clinton described herself as the Rorschach test for how people felt about the women's movement? Palin has become the latest test for shifting common ground and fault lines between […]
- truther November 24, 2009truther n. A person who believes that the U.S. government perpetrated or allowed the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Also: 9/11 truther, September 11 truther. Example Citations: The Iranian president is even a "truther," insisting that there was a hidden hand behind Sept. 11, 2001. "Could it be planned and executed without coordinatio […]
- deather November 24, 2009deather n. A person who believes that U.S. health care reform will lead to more deaths, particularly among the elderly. [Usu. pejorative.] —deatherism n. Example Citations: The new suffix is "ers." It started with the "9/11 truthers" — crazy. Then, the "birthers" — crazy. And now, the DNC is calling people conc […]
- birther November 23, 2009birther n. A person who believes that U.S. president Barack Obama was not born in the United States, and is therefore ineligible to be president. [Usu. pejorative.] —birtherism n. Example Citations: Some Republicans have shifted their strategy against the health care bill from fighting over the details to questioning the very constitutionality of manda […]
- drive-by porn December 4, 2009
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